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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1895-1-10, Page 4�yTHE et r ,bx of ate ) SANDERS es DYER, :Prop. THURSDAY, JAN, 100. 1895. +O: 'SEI VA`l'.ISM IN SCOTLAND ,eine, of the ablest speeches ever made ssA. J. Balfour, leader of the Con- servative Opposition in the British .sib se' of Commons, was given two wei li;s'atio at Haddington in Seoslaud lk mem general review of the govern :aunt policy., which Mr, Balfour pro- itCne d to be undecided and vacillat- &skis in the extreme -so much so that teee Conservative leader held it up to establic, contempt, But Mr. Balfour's steranees at Haddington have com- manded a large share of public interest sa it attention, owing to the sagacious jlaresl ht displayed as to the future of tservatism in Britain, and also for ri3ie reasons be assigned for the decline eI< Radicalism in Scotland. Judging *met his calm retrospect of he. state of ptstlie opinion there for the last thirty wears --at the beginning of which per- the Reformbill was passed,—and fr4gging also from the legislation which sso ides for the exercise of the elective remuchise, by which the Scottish mem- Am sent up to Parliament represent-. sari only.a fraction of the whole nation. NAL Balfour considers that the elections gave no true test of national sena reedit on the great questions of the day. Batt thereeent reverses.sustained by the T.R.', ...trseberry Cabinet,in the toss of Forfar- *hare and Brigs,—both of which have maw returned Conservative candidates —to which might be added the im lawirsely reduced majority given to Mr talbdutone at his last election for Midlo. Wan; all this: was held to be proof of die steady growth of Conservatism in ntland, which indicates a growing s ssatisfaction with a policy 'which a&.uld pull down ancient institutions— ;h as the House of Lords and the lttish Establishment, It is a singu- a;r fact that the men who thirty years erre the baekboue of Liberalism in St otiend are today the backbone of ffeottish Unionism; and the people of eatlaud are now coming to regard the .,dicals as (to use: Mr Balfour's words) as standing menace" to those ancient institutions that the nation holds most a3Aar. As was justily observed by the Fader of the Conservative party in the Nouse of Commons, the leaders of Lib- rsalism had tried their hands --first at he anion between England and Ire- ifand; then it was the Scottish Estab Relied church; arid now they were seek -- lig to abolish the House of Lords which las so often proved a wholesome check en hasty and rash legislation. No won - Cane that the shrewd canny Scottish peo- ple have begun to learn that their na oral security and national prosperity bound tip with the success the Conservative party, whose policy is to safeguard and pre- seve ancient institutions that have rang brayed the battle and the breeze Intl therefore that the integrity of the Empire and its institutions would be •nsafu if committed into the hands of =en who advocate revolutionary meas - sires, and especially who are clamor - leg for the pulling down of the Upper Chamber without even suggesting the netede1 of a. new structure to take ;its free. THE YEW WOMEN. lueh is the modern sobriquet ap Sired to certain of the daughters of Eve VsiT lot bas been cast in an age of tsnge, when novelty and sensational- -La go current with those who would aeount the value of woman in her nue sphere of motherhood. What with Ilene'stcckings, and itinerant lectures, and religious mountebanks in the sha pe a woman,—the original and Divine Rea of a "help meet" for man, and the Apostolic description of woman as "dis- cnalts.chaste, keepers at home, gold, obedient to their husbands,"—and r f t$tar't other Apostolic definition of what t$'ttristain women ought to be, "adoring t&s nselves in modest apparel, with sisizamefaeedness and sobriety,"—these ;authoritative a lva qualificatiotls of the %smelter sex are quite oist of date. As aslsxm Carmichael, of Montreal, who lag been lecturing lately in. Dublin, iaetiend, took occasion to say: "Tl,e .stet original and unlooked for feature ei the age was not the electric tele- ra F.. tiie microbe, the Waverlypen!! p P , Oar cord Roseberry (laughter)—it was due hent woman." There is no rational eibeeistion to the feminine sex qualify- f'or the medical profession, nor in - of taking a course of University r.nzalin ling for such as were intended by Y zat;ttare and providence for edneatioli-.. ,tsµbut it does look like an inverting r tile' order of nature for women to istlrie Khe office of religious p re acyers, or to seek for openings at the bar or on tiler 'bench, or to iUnsex theanselverl by. 'assuming the role of civil or militar„‘. rulers, so loner as there .are found men enough in the world to follow such avocatioua for which God and nature designed the male sex. "Woman's. rights" is all very well as a topic fol grandiloquent talk, and to gratify an unnatural or unholy ambition;; but when it comes to adopting the senti lents of Dryden and' 1 oasseau, by . � , a•condamning law as tyranny,tr--and by viewing the social coutraet as irre- concilable with woman's changing moods, -and by being in accord with the anarchist who assures us that "nothing has yielded him a standard which does not vary,"—it is high time to cry "Halt." There is one class or the woman that has injured the legiti- mate movement for woman's progress, —namely, those who go about reviling men and attributing all the ills of liFe cothein ther man, lea that there are p no good men in the world and no bad women but those whom man has made bad, The statistics of crime do not bear out such tut unarniable theory. And a careful observer of the signs. of the times, and of the current literature of the.present day, cannot fail to see that s ane of the most dangerous sceptical, and demoralizing literature of the age is the product of woman's mind. We held ,hat the true sphere of woman is motherhood ;—and domestic happitiess will be best subserved by cultivating that peculiar grace of wo man, which is said to be "a human na- ture predestined to motherhood"— where true womanly beauty shines forth in ruling well her household. Ilolito. Greenway. At the annual public school meeting No. 10, Mr. Joseph Turner was elected trus'ee and Samuel McLiuchey audi or. —Rev. R. S. Wilson, returned to lemon to last Monday. --Mr. Alex. Fraser. of Clinton, spent last Sabbath with frieeds here and returned home on Monday. eIrs. Bella Little and daughter accom- panied. British Grain Trade. London, Jan. 7.—The Mark Lane Express, in its weekly review of the British grain trade, slys:—English and foreign wheats have been firm. California cargoes have sold at 25s, Oregon at 25s 3d and hard Manitoba at 24s 9d. Corn has been weak, Atner- ican declining. 6d. Barleys have been steady and oats slow. To day wheats are strongar with a rise of 6 pence Corn ancr barleys have risen 3 pence. Oats are dull; peas firm and flour steady. Linseed has dropped 6 pence. 4111, He Wanted A Double Ticket. Conductor A usebrooke, who runs be- tween Stratford and Goderich, had a passenger on his train to Goderich the other day a character that Conductor Snider should add to his lists in con nection with that well-known lecture, "Life on the Rail and People we. Meet," It appears. that the particular passed ger had only been re2ently married and was on his way to Seaforth At -itratford he stepped to the wicket and with the easy air of an extensively travelled man asked the ticket agent for a "double ticket to Seaforth." The vendor of the pasteboard handed the. mail a ticket to Seaforth and return and it was paid for. When Conductor Ausebrooke went on his punching tour through the train he came upon the bridal pair and the new made husband handed.out the iieket to be punched rhe bride did not offer a ticket and Conductor Ausebrooke remark rd that there should be another ticket. The ,•room looked up in great surprise. "That's a double ticket," he expla'n'1 to the autocrat of the punch. "Yes 1 see its a return ticket, but where is • v, the one for the lady?" Mr, Ausebrocl: asked. "That'e a double ticket I say," repeated the groom with some empha sis "I asked for a double ticket and that's what I got." Conductor Aust, brooks was somewhat misrified, but ex- plained as best he could that he under- stood the ticket was a return ticket, but that another one was due from the lady, The man with a double ticket was by this time the object of all eyes in the car and his temper was becom ing rued. "See here," said he to' the conductor, "we've just been married and I bought that double ticket and it:+ goad for both of us" After consider- able argument Conductor Ausebrooke succeeded in collecting a fare for the bride, but the groom wore an expres ,ion that left no room for doubtittg !has he believed he had been buncoed The ticket sellers at the station here will demand explanations hereafter when"double tickets are asked for,— Stratford Herald. Around .About Us, Iirkton: Mr, Wm. Acheson has die - posed of his house and lot to Mr, P. y. Steckler, for .$625; Lucent Mr. Robert McLeod was un- ited in the bonds of matrimony on Xmas clay to Mrs, I, Bodgius. McGillivray: Mr, Walter Glenn's house on the 7th con., McGillivray, was nearly burned one night last week, Ely tin The sudden death occurred rriday of Arthur il. Tierna.v, of the milling firm of Tierney & McKellar, Clinton; Tuesday about 10.30 a m. '1r Harrison Wilrse, while near Ford's butcher shop, slipped and fell oh the icy Walk, breaking his leg niidwlty be- tween the ankle and knee, TIIJI31 ffl1! Toronto Visited by a n Unusually Des tractive Coutlatigration. 1 'Total loss about $150,000.Insurance in various English and Canadian companies amount to $94,000. Toronto Lithographing Company, in the Globe building, has an estimated loss of $150,000, with insurance in various eom- panies to the amount of $05,000, Harry Webb, caterer, Yonge street, estimated loss on contents, $17,000, with, insurance amounting to. $21,500. Nicholas Rooney, dry goods, Yong() street, estimated loss, $65,000, with luster- - ante amounting to $55,000, S. F. McKinnon & Co., estimated loss on building at from $60,000 to $100,000, and on stock $30,000 to $110,000, with insurance on both building and stock to the amount of $120,000. Michie Sc Co., estimated loss, $1,000, cohered by insurance. Brough Printing Co., Jordan street, loss on plant$20,000, with insurance amounting to $13,500. Alexander Manning, estimated loss on Harry Welib's building, $10,000, covered by insurance. F, M. Bell -Smith, artist, loss on pictures in Webb's building, 15,000; insured for $1,200, Canadian Photographic Journal has a loss of $1,500. SNrilliamson Rubber Com 1 rany, damage e $4,000 by the falling of McKinnon's build- ing, covered by insurance. After the fire several or the city news- papers cane forward and offered the Globe company the use of their plants, so as to turn out the edition of the paper as usual. The offer of the Entr4ro was accepted, and to -day the chief organs of the two great political parties are issued from the same office. One of the worst, features of the Globe's difficulties is the total loss of their mailing' lists. It is rumored in the city that adirect result of the Globe's loss will be union of the Mail with the Liberal organ. This is said to be highly probable, as these two newspapers combined would prove a union of great financial if not political strength. A LOSS OF OVER HALF A MILLION The Globe and Several important Com nterotal Buildings Burned to the Ground—A Fireman Killed by Falling Walls, and Six ite- oei'e Bad injuries. saxxo, Jan. 7.—One of the most dis- *mous conflagrations which .have ooeur- rgtfl in this city took place yesterday morn ing when the large building occupied by the Globe newspaper, on the corner of Yonge and Melinda streets, together with N. Rooney's drygoods house adjoining, Hti;rry Webb's resturant, on the opposite corner, S. F. Mclinnon & Co.'s new build ing, on the corner of Jordon and Melinda, were almost totally destroyed and several other buildings badly gutted. One fireman lot his lifefighting s fi diti the flames i1 g g 1 aures and s others received serious injuries, The unfortunate fireman wit's Robert Bowery, aged. 24, who resided at 20/Parlia- ment 04Parlia-ment street. Chief Ardagh received a bad gash in the forehead, besides injuries to his bticku, Robert Foster, fireman;,. of Salisbury avenue, had his left leg broken, left arm injured and received •serious internal injuries. Harry Saunders, fireman, of Portland street, leg broken and foot badly crushed. He was taken to the hospital where it was found necessary to amputate the broken leg. Chas. Smedley, fireman, of Nassau street, received serious internal in- juries. Frank Forsyth, fireman, of Richmond street, badly cut ••1 out the head and re- ceived internal injni3ies. James Davidson, fiteman, received slight injuries to his hauil. The fire broke out in the boiler room in the basement of the Globe building, and quickly spread. It was first discovered about 3 o'clock by the nightwatchman, who, on going to the boiler room, was confronted by the flames. He lost no time in giving the alarm. - The central section of the fire department was hurriedly on the scene, but so great was the headway made by the flames, that a general alarm was at once sounded, and soon the, whole department of the city was at work upon the burning building. An attempt was made to reach the top stories of the building with the hose, and the large Ariel truck belonging to the city was planed in Melinda street. Firemen attempted to ascend the ladder, which reached the top of the building, but so fierce and hot were the flames that they were driven back and the attempt had to be abandoned. While the men were employed lowering the ladder and making ready to remove the truck from the dangerous vicinity the accident which resulted so disastrously occurred. The north wail of the building fell with a terrible crash. Robert Bowery and Robert Foster were standing on the side of the truck nearest the building when the walls fell and the two men were buried beneath the debris. The others, who escapedinjary, hastily released them and they were removed to the hospital, where Bowery died a few hours titter - wards. On Jordan street next to the. Globe building stands the building of Brough & Caswell, printers. Chief Ardagh and a number of firemen had taken up their position in the office of the firm when the south wall of the Globe building fell upon the roof, trashing through. It was here that Chief Ardagh received his injuries. He was at once taken to his home in a carriage. Smedley, Forsyth, Saunders and Davidson were dashed down the elevator shaft and were seriously injured. This building was totally destroyed, A southwest wind was blowing at the time and the flames were carried across Melinda street ,.to the lunch rooms of Harry Webb. These rooms which have almost a provincial reputation, were badly destroyed. The roof and upper storeys were completely burned, but the great damage was caused by water, the build- ing being thoroughly soaked. Adjoining the Globe to the south was the wholesale clothing house belonging to Nicholas Rooney. This building is a com- plete wreck. Rooney. From the west end of the Globe ,build- ing the fire was communicated across Jordan street to the large new building and S. F. McKinnon & Co., on the south- east corner of Jordan and Melinda streets. From the top storey of this building the flames spread downward through the seven stories,working g complete ruin as it went. The building was almost destroyed before the walls showed any signs of fall- ing, and it was the hope of the firemen the substantial walls would enable them to keep the blaze within their boturdaries and thus prevent its westward spread. Millions of sparks were carried to the. west and fell on the roofs of houses as far distant as Dundas street, but the snow which covered the city extinguished them before they coula work any injury. The flames then communicated to the building occupied by Reuben, Sadler,& Haworth, leather beltings, on Jordan "street, adjoining the, builtliug of 'rough & Caswell. 'Phis was also totally destroyed. Millar & Richards, type founders, also on Jordan street, are heavy sufferers. The building though badly gutted, was left standing, An immense amount of dam- age, however, was done to the stock by water, In the rear of Harry Webb's building stands the grocery store of Michie & Co. The roof of this building was burned, but the damage done 'here was compara- tively trivial In the Globe building, occupying the first and second flats, was the Toronto Lithographing Company, .This firer was also a heavy loser, as their stock, amour; which were some very valnabie stones, was entirely destroyed, The firemen worked hard to save the buildings, licit were unable to render adequate service, owing to the height of the buildings and their inability to play upon the upper' storeys. The pressure was not strong enoughto force the water to the top of the buildings. The members of the city council corse in for a good deal of censure in this respect, as Chief Ardagh has Continuously pointed ont the nebessity of procuring steam fire engines, but, his request was as continuously refused. Tito disaster of yesterday, however, will no doubt open the eyes of the new coulieil to the requirements of the clepartinent. 1'he Losseia by the lei re, 'the losses and insurance on the property destroyed are :—Globe printing and pint lishing Co. loss on building, $80,x00; plant, $56,000; library files, etc,, $10;000. MRS, SMUCK IS WANTED. A. Valuable Witness for the Defence • in • . the Hendershott Case. ST. TnotxAs, Ont., Jan. 7.—Three wit- nesses were examined at the investigation into the Middlemarch murder on Satur- day. Charles Welter, cousin of the younger prisoner and brother-in-law to prisoner, John Hendershott, was on the stand for four hours. His memory has not improv- ed since the inquest and nearly every answer was prefixed by "I don't remem- ber," or "As near as I can remember." The only new matter elicited from hire was that he had seen a branch cut from chs fallen tree at John Hendershott's on one end was what looked like a'buudie•of hairs. This branch had been cut in two and witness placed the pieces for safe keeping in a room in John Hendershott's. He afterwards informed his solicitor, Mr. McDonald, of the find, What had become of the chips, or where they were now he could not say. When Mr. Donaliue,desired to question Charles Welter as to prisoner Header- short's defrauding the Ancient Order of Foresters out of sick benefits, Mr. Mc- Donald objected to all thisclass of evi- dence going on. After a long argument it was decided to admit all evidence as to Hendershott's attempts or alleged at- tempts to defraud insurance companies. The other witnesses examined were Mrs. Welter, wife of the former witness, and their hired man, George Craig. The lat- ter atter was as stupid, slow and unwilling a witness as his mistress was bright, quick and apparently willing to tell all she knew. Nothing new was• elicited from either witness. At the conclusion Mr. McDonald said that his most important witness, Mrs. Peter Smuck, a cousin of one prisoner and sister-in-law to the other, who is said to have seen the two menin the woods when the tree fell, had been spirited away. He asked that if the Crown officers had her in safe keeping they would undertake co produce her as a witness and he would be content. County Crown Attorney Donahue and Detective Murray warmly repudiated Mr. McDonald's insinuation and promised to do all they could to find the lady and have her give evidence. The court did nptsit to -day, being else tion day.. The investigation will again be proceeded with to -morrow. The Premier in Montreal. MONTREAL, Jan. 7.—Sir Mackenzie Bowell arrived here from Halifax and spent yesterday in Montreal.. A consulta- tion was held between Dr. Rogers, of Ot- tawa, the Premier's physician and Dr. 3irkett, a Montreal specialist on throat liseases, regarding the Premier's health. Che doctors, after a thorough examina- ',ion, decided that the Premier had no or- ganic tronble, and was in a very healthy condition. He is suffering from a form of largryngtis which causes the irritation in his throat and frequent attacks of roughing, They are of the opinion that With care the'Premier will felly recover within two weeks and in the meantime they have ordered perfect rest. Sir Mac- kenzie returned to Ottawa in the morn- ing. Escape From a Burning Iinild ug. OTTAWA, Jan. 7.—Four persons narrow- ly escaped losing their lives in a fire in a three-storey stone building, on Duke street, on Saturday. They were Mr. Tonsiemonde, a Belgian wood-carver, his wife and two children. The husband 'caved Tris family with great difficulty by pushing his way down aeflight of stairs which was completely enclosed in flames and so far burned as to threaten giving way at every step. He then broke through one of the large front windows on the ground floor. The property is owned by Me. J. C. Brennan, and the loss will amount to at least $3,000, There'll be a Big Jump In Salt. LONDON, Ont., Jan, 7.—The salt manu- facturers of the province met here on Sa. turday, All the firms in the province were represented and it seems likely that the price of salt will shortly take a jump. "The price at which salt has wholesaled for a considerable time has been ruinous to us," said one of the delegates. Steps were being taken to form an association to look after the interest of salt manufna turers and to maintain bettor prices, Mr Gray, of Seaforth,presided, and Mr. 'T, H Carter, of Courtright, was secretary. Horses Drowned in alinutetto Ga,ko. WI;STMIi ,TI1, Ont„ Jan. 7,— Mr. Wm Wright, of this place, while crossing tie Lower Allumette Lakewith an entpte sleigh, the horses, a valuable team, broke ,itrough the ice and were drowned. A few sours afterwards Arthur Lawless was crossing near the same. snob with a load o, oats and without wattling the team, sleigl. :led load disappeared through the ice, lir Barely had time to spring from his load On to firm ice. The ice is nearly eight inches in thickness butt owing to the severe cold is full of creeks. \T4\r1i oii OR BREAD Newfoundland's Ullemployetl, Become Angrily D)emonstraativ'e. MAY DEVELOP INTO A RIOT 'Kite Meuse Cruiser Z'ourntaliete ordered to be Prepared for j.tnergeney—ATI Allis Pealing With the Vinton- dal l'int n-ofal position of the island Vs's Assented to. ST. Jollxs, Nfld., Jan. 8.—A Inob of several hundred of the lowest elements of the city paraded the streets carrying a flag on which was inscribed "Work or Bread." Thousands of the more respectable , workingmen tacitly approve of the parade, though not participating in .it. They , advise waiting another week, as to give the Government another ehance to provide for their relief. The mob is bound for the legislative building, where it will formally demand work or relief. They threatento break open the stores and help themselves if they are refused. Rioting is expected and the warship's crew have been ordered to'beprepared. The mob proceeded to the British cruiser Tourmaline, now in port here, and a de- putation representing them interviewed the captain, demanding bread or work, and asking whether he would prevent their obtaining food by force, In reply the captain promised that he would wribe to Governor O'Brien and other executive authorities about their representations. He then advised them to return to -morrow, when he would be prepared to give them an answer. If work or food is not forth- coming to -morrow the consequences, it is apprehended, will be serious. PP , Governor O'Brien last evening gave his assent to all the bills dealing with finan- cial questions which the colonial legisla- ture has just passed. The bill removing the ofP oliticiaus convicted of bribery has been reserved for the British Imperial Government's assent. On the arrival here of the steamer Sylvia from Halifax the Bank of Montreal's officials now have received $250,000 in specie, be- sides paper sufficient to establish a circu- lation of $1,000. 'Their bank will open a branch house here to morrow. TORONTO'S BIG FIRE. The Globe Saved Its Mailing Lists—Injured Men Doii, Well, TORONTO; Jan. 8. -Workmen are busy clearing away the debris from Sunday's big fire. On breaking into the vaults of the Globe and Toronto Lithographing Company the books and papers of both companies were found in good condition. The mailing lists of the Globe have been recovered. Itis expected the Globe manage- ment will shortly begin the work of re- building. The firemen who were injured are progressing as favorably as could be ex- pected. They are, however, all confined to their beds and suffering.great pain from their bruises.. By the physicions' order no one is allowed to see Chief Ardagli. }'t will likely be a month before he will be around again. Foster, Forsythe and Smedley willall from present appearances recover without permanent injuries, but the physicians at the General Hospital hold out little hope of saving Saunders' leg, which was so badly smashed by falling brick and mortar on Jordan streets. The remains of Robert . Bowery, the victim of the fire, were buried to -day in tit. James' cemetery. The city council, firemen and Orangemen attended in bodies. Winton and Wicks Discharged. TortolTo, Jan. 8.—Yu the police court yesterday the case of Samuel Wicks and Alanson C. Winton, charged with con - 'piracy in connection with furuishing water meters to the city, was taken up. 'Phe evidence of Mr. James W. Porch was taken, as was that of Mr. A. T. Johnston. 31r. Portch said Wicks told him be could q,et the city to adopt the ureter for 1500, i200 for "Jim," 1200 for himself and 1100 for witness. "Jim" was Ald. Gowan - lock, chairman chairman of the Water Works Com- mittee of 1892. The meter was adopted, and witness got $50 and the agency. Mr. Johnston said Winton wanted to leave tome money in his Bands in 1892 to be paid Wicks, but no money was put up. This was all the Crown's evidence, and his svorsbip discharged the defendants, saying where was not sufficient evidence of a con- spiracy, and besides the action was not commenced within two years, according to the statute. The Two Canadian Railways. MONTRIIAL, Jan. 8. -Railway men are considerably interested over the visit here of Chairman Caldwell, of the railway con- ference, recently held in Chicago, in con- nection with the formation of a new trans- continental railway association. The re- presentatives of the other lines have had, it appears, some difficulty with the Cana- dian Pacific Railway which has taken ob- jection to certain provisions of the new -agreement and the objegt of Mr. Cald- well's mission is to come to sonie agree- ment if possible with both the Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk, that will assure perfect harmony in the working of the uew association. Mr. Caldwell had an in- terview with the Grand Trunk representa• tives and the matter was' fully discussed. Ile will meet the Canadian Pacific repro- sentatives to -clay and subsequently a joint conference will be held, at which it is ex- pected an agreement will be reached. A <luobee Church Burned. DAs vxLLE, Que., Jan. S.—Fire broke out yesterday in St. Augustine Episcopal church. On arrival of the fire brigade under Captain Brown it was . found im- possible to sang the church, and the bri- gade turned their attention to saving the parsonage and other surrounding build- ings, in which they were successful. The church, which was a beautiful brick structure with cut granite facings, was erected'tibout forty years ago. It is a total loss, with alt its contents, nothing being saved. The Rev, Thomas Blaylock is the pastor. It is thought it caught fire from the furnace and'had been smouldering all of:slit. Cost of church, $12,000; insurance, ,1,000. Sioi13' continues to Shake. Rowl, Jan. 8.—Heavy 'earthquakes con - •:j nee to shake Northern Sicily. The roofs ti churches and hospital at Spadafora San etertion, province of Meezitee were de- :nolished yesterday, Losses of property ire reported from several orlhee towns. The Vire Loss for ti', Xoar. N,w �'0ltli Tan. $,-=-T11 , r t journal o! Jotniterce anc1 Colnmerc'ol Bulletin ,itiniates the fire loss of the Melted ted Stales tad Canada for the month of %eember itt. ;!0,321,.000 and the total for tl 8'year at $123,240,400. c, i k's CottonRoot COMPOUND.. A recent discovery by wield physiolan. Suceesafully used monthly by thoKwaniia o, f Ladies. Is the only perfectly safe and reliable medicine dis- covered. Beware of unprincipled druggistt/ who offer inferior medicine); in place of this. Ask.tor Cook's Cotton Roos Compound, take no subst. Atte, or inclose $1 and 0 cents in postage in letter and we willsend, sealed, by return mail, Irulisoaled particulars in plain envelope, to ladles.ealy. stamps. Address The Cook Company, Windsor, Ont., Canada. , Sold in Exeter by .T. W, Browning, Druggist � W. G. Bl sett' s Li yet Y First Class Horses and Rigs. SPECIAL RATES WITH COMMERIAL MEN. iOrders left at Bissett Bhos.'Hardware Store,will receive prompt attention. TERMS - REASONABLE A TRIAL SOLICITED, W. G. BISSETT fNey C. LUTZ. PROP Fanson's Block Exeter. Family Receipts and Prescriptions, Carefully prepared. - A complete stock of drugs patent medicines, Drug- gists' supplies, perfumes, toilet soaps, hair brushes, tooth brushes, combs and all articles to be found in a first class Drug Store. DR. C. LUTZ, Druggist. Furniture! Furniture! ! Furniture!!! We have moved back to our old store again and have the finest stock of Parlor, Bedroom and Din- iflgroom Furniture in the town, at prices that can- not be beaten.' Elegant new bamboo goods just coming in. . See our beautiful new ware'rooms. We are bound to sell if good goods nicely displayed at very low prices will do it. G. GIDLEY SON, ODD FELLOW'S Block Exeter Lilhulier Yal'� The undersigned wishes to inform thegeneral public g that he constantly in ,r keepsY stock all kinds of building material; dressed and un-„ dressed lumber B. C. Red, Ontario, High -h Land and Pine Shingles. Special notice is drawn to B. C. Red Cedar which is acknowledged to be the most durabletimbe 1; that grows; especially for shn:g• les. . 36 too 40 years.. It isthose said by who .know, that they will last from 36 to 40 years in any ulimatP. James. �� W1 11r s Lumber Merchant